Description
Details: 160 pages, Chinese/English
Dimensions: 10" x 10¼" approximately
Description: This book is full of beautiful little treasures. Artist Yu Chung-lin specializes in spontaneous style insect, flower and bird painting. He crops his works in creative ways, capturing the essence of the subject while imparting his artistic view. This edition features the work on one page, with an enlarged area of interest from the work on the opposite page.
Included Subjects: The book has a collection of traditional Chinese flower-and-bird subjects, including peonies, plum, lotus, camellia, cherry, wisteria, bamboo, and a wide variety of birds such as sparrows, mynahs, orioles, paradise flycatchers, mandarin ducks, Japanese cranes, and egrets. Many compositions also pair insects, butterflies, bees, and dragonflies with flowers and foliage, highlighting the delicate relationships between flora and fauna. With seasonal themes and a mix of everyday and exotic species, the collection provides rich inspiration for studying composition, brushwork, and the graceful balance of traditional gongbi painting.
ISBN: 9576722896